― MarkH (MarkH), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 14:15 (twenty years ago) link
Of the books listed upthread, I've only read Where the Wild Things Are, Winnie the Pooh, Black Beauty, and perhaps the Railway Children.
― quincie, Wednesday, 7 January 2004 14:16 (twenty years ago) link
― MarkH (MarkH), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 14:17 (twenty years ago) link
― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 14:17 (twenty years ago) link
― Tuomas (Tuomas), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 14:19 (twenty years ago) link
― Tuomas (Tuomas), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 14:21 (twenty years ago) link
there was a strong anti-Blyton prejudice amongst both parents and teachers when I was a young 'un.
― MarkH (MarkH), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 14:21 (twenty years ago) link
So, "Lord of the Flies" until someone says no.
― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 14:23 (twenty years ago) link
― Vicky (Vicky), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 14:23 (twenty years ago) link
― Chris V (Chris V), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 14:23 (twenty years ago) link
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 14:25 (twenty years ago) link
What age range are we talking, anyway. What about peter rabbit etc.?
― Vicky (Vicky), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 14:25 (twenty years ago) link
― ailsa (ailsa), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 14:27 (twenty years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 14:28 (twenty years ago) link
― Tuomas (Tuomas), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 14:28 (twenty years ago) link
Lord of the Rings yes, but it's not a children's book.
Unlike The Hobbit.
― MarkH (MarkH), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 14:32 (twenty years ago) link
I have not read Lord of the Rings.
― quincie, Wednesday, 7 January 2004 14:32 (twenty years ago) link
― Vicky (Vicky), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 14:34 (twenty years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 14:35 (twenty years ago) link
No one has still counted out Winnie the Pooh.
― Tuomas (Tuomas), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 14:37 (twenty years ago) link
― Vicky (Vicky), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 14:39 (twenty years ago) link
― Vicky (Vicky), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 14:40 (twenty years ago) link
OK, ALice in wonderland...
― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 14:41 (twenty years ago) link
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 14:41 (twenty years ago) link
― Tuomas (Tuomas), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 14:42 (twenty years ago) link
― MarkH (MarkH), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 14:43 (twenty years ago) link
― Enrique (Enrique), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 14:45 (twenty years ago) link
― Tuomas (Tuomas), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 14:46 (twenty years ago) link
― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 14:47 (twenty years ago) link
I've never hear heard of The Shrinking of Treehorn.
― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 14:48 (twenty years ago) link
― Tuomas (Tuomas), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 14:49 (twenty years ago) link
The BFG?
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 14:50 (twenty years ago) link
What about Peter Pan?
― MarkH (MarkH), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 14:51 (twenty years ago) link
― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 14:51 (twenty years ago) link
Thomas the tank engine. by w h auden or somesuch.
― Enrique (Enrique), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 14:51 (twenty years ago) link
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 14:52 (twenty years ago) link
― Tuomas (Tuomas), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 14:52 (twenty years ago) link
― MarkH (MarkH), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 14:53 (twenty years ago) link
I do hope the result doesn't look like this...
http://www.mv.helsinki.fi/aqkorhon/hermanni3.jpg
― Tuomas (Tuomas), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 14:54 (twenty years ago) link
― Tuomas (Tuomas), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 14:55 (twenty years ago) link
― Enrique (Enrique), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 14:57 (twenty years ago) link
― Tuomas (Tuomas), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 14:58 (twenty years ago) link
― MarkH (MarkH), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 14:58 (twenty years ago) link
http://www.lbscr.demon.co.uk/photos/Remembrance-333.jpg
― Tuomas (Tuomas), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 15:01 (twenty years ago) link
Swallows & Amazons?
― ailsa (ailsa), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 15:08 (twenty years ago) link
― Tuomas (Tuomas), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 15:09 (twenty years ago) link
― Tuomas (Tuomas), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 15:10 (twenty years ago) link
fuckin hell! thank you MarkH! That one's been bothering me for far too long.
― dog latin (dog latin), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 15:10 (twenty years ago) link
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 17:26 (twenty years ago) link
― MarkH (MarkH), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 17:28 (twenty years ago) link
― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 17:39 (twenty years ago) link
― ModJ (ModJ), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 17:41 (twenty years ago) link
I've read a lot of what was mentioned. Other books that popped to mind that haven't been mentioned:
Just So StoriesStuart LittleThe Hoboken Chicken EmergencyThe Rats of NIMHAmelia Bedelia stuff, Ramona Quimby
― JuliaA (j_bdules), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 18:08 (twenty years ago) link
― jel -- (jel), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 18:10 (twenty years ago) link
― webcrack (music=crack), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 18:18 (twenty years ago) link
I probably mention this on every children's book thread, but "The Elephant's Child" from Just So Stories is the coolest children's story ever.
― JuliaA (j_bdules), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 18:50 (twenty years ago) link
― phil-two (phil-two), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 18:51 (twenty years ago) link
― questionallthings, Wednesday, 7 January 2004 19:23 (twenty years ago) link
I dunno if it got mentioned earlier but WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT FROM? I totally forget. If it's one of the "Just So Stories" I don't even remember the story itself.
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 19:34 (twenty years ago) link
― phil-two (phil-two), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 19:40 (twenty years ago) link
While on this tip, I'd like to give a shoutout to the Seven Chinese Brothers. One could drink a lake.
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 19:44 (twenty years ago) link
One day Chang falls in the well, and his brother has to run all the way up the hill and say "Honorable Mother, Chang has fallen in the well". And the mother calls a bunch of people and they pull Chang out. But then T.t.t.n.s.c.b.u.p.p.p falls in the well and Chang has to run all the way up the hill and say "Honorable Mother, T.t.t.n.s..." but he gets out of breath and all muddled up and it takes a long time and they don't get the older brother out in time.
I think it is about why favouritism is a bad idea.
It was the 5 Chinese brothers. But I dont remember that one as well. One wanted to get married, I think.
― isadora (isadora), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 20:00 (twenty years ago) link
― phil-two (phil-two), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 20:02 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 20:15 (twenty years ago) link
― isadora (isadora), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 20:38 (twenty years ago) link
― Chuck Tatum (Chuck Tatum), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 20:41 (twenty years ago) link
I think one Chinese Brother got arrested for stealing (or summat) and the townspeople planned to excute him:
1) They tried to drown him (or the one they THOUGHT was him, but the fifth Chinese Brother could hold his breath underwater for eons);
2) They tried to behead him (but the fourth Chinese bro had a steel ring round his neck);
3) They tried to burn him, but the third Chinese bro couldn't be burned;
4) They tried to hang him, but they couldn't handle that, either.
...so they didn't catch on and he was let go. Lesson for today? If you're going to become a criminal, have superpowers.
― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 20:45 (twenty years ago) link
(a book i took to heart during my days in the overcrouded public school system because it was about alphabet letters being all smooshed together or something}
I hated the book about Ping the duck that had to get onto a boat otherwise his ass would get paddled and turn RED RED REDit was very melancholy...
― Cordelia, Wednesday, 7 January 2004 21:24 (twenty years ago) link
― mullygrubber (gaz), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 21:32 (twenty years ago) link
I had all the lion, the witch and the wardrobe books. Are those the narnia ones or do I just have a horrible memory?
What was The Westing Game about? I remember having read it, but can't remember anything about it really.
I liked Tikki Tikki Tembo too!
(From "The Elephant's Child":)"'Rash and inexperienced traveller, we must now devote ourselves to a little high tension, because if we do not, it is my impression that yonder self-propelling man-of-war with the armor-plated upper deck' (And by this, O Best Beloved, he meant the Crocodile) 'will permanently vitiate your future career'.
This is the way all Bi-Colored-Python-Rock-Snakes always talk."
― JuliaA (j_bdules), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 21:42 (twenty years ago) link
was there a scary dramatised bbc version of it btw? or did i have a vivid imagination for cheap sets?
― mullygrubber (gaz), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 21:49 (twenty years ago) link
Has The Little Engine that Could been mentioned yet?Ramona Quimby books?
― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 21:50 (twenty years ago) link
Bagthorpe Saga, anyone? Three Investigators/Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew/Bobbsey Twins/Trixie Belden? The Witch Mountain books? _Make Way For Ducklings_? _Blueberries For Sal_?
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 23:29 (twenty years ago) link
Blueberries for Sal - I read that one just the other day.
― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 23:31 (twenty years ago) link
― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 23:38 (twenty years ago) link
― j.lu (j.lu), Thursday, 8 January 2004 00:40 (twenty years ago) link
Having read this whole thread I still refuse to believe a classic folk tale can have gone unread by all. Eg: sleeping beauty, Cinderella, Rapunzel, etc.
Surely?
― Trayce (trayce), Thursday, 8 January 2004 01:16 (twenty years ago) link
― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Thursday, 8 January 2004 01:26 (twenty years ago) link
I liked Stormy more, I admit. Danger and doom!
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 8 January 2004 01:54 (twenty years ago) link
― Eisbär (llamasfur), Thursday, 8 January 2004 01:56 (twenty years ago) link
― Emilymv (Emilymv), Thursday, 8 January 2004 01:58 (twenty years ago) link
"we've lost her", moaned her Mother as they sorted through the trash/ "BUT I'm back again!" said Norah with a monumental crash
― isadora (isadora), Thursday, 8 January 2004 02:33 (twenty years ago) link
― Gale, Thursday, 8 January 2004 02:44 (twenty years ago) link
I have a great book by Italo Calvino where he collected all these Italian oral folk tales passed down the ages around fires and what have you. Some really funny, witty little proverbs. Fabulous book, full of spells and death and travels and marriages and theft... and farting.
― Trayce (trayce), Thursday, 8 January 2004 02:46 (twenty years ago) link
― Trayce (trayce), Thursday, 8 January 2004 02:47 (twenty years ago) link
https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-westing-game-a-tribute-to-labor-that-became-a-dark-comedy-of-american-capitalism
― mookieproof, Thursday, 13 June 2019 16:43 (five years ago) link
i love The Westing Game.
― tokyo rosemary, Thursday, 13 June 2019 17:26 (five years ago) link
I never read those Wimpy Kid books (too old) and my kids didn't read them, either. I honestly probably resented the idea of books designed for kids that don't like the read; I volunteered for years in the elementary school library, and I noticed that the kids that read those books *only* read those books. But my nephew wrote a fan letter to Jeff Kinney *four years ago,* and he actually, finally just now wrote him back! It's a long letter, too!
Four years ago my son, aged 7, wrote a letter to his favourite author, Jeff Kinney @wimpykid . We mailed it off and he checked the mailbox every day, hoping for a reply. He's must get a lot of fan mail, I said.Eventually my son stopped checking.Yesterday, look what arrived?😲 pic.twitter.com/rwuWRAOCaU— Dr Eleanor Limprecht (@TheNeedtoRead) June 7, 2021
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 9 June 2021 12:15 (three years ago) link